
K-12
Heating problems in Philly schools rise as temperatures plunge
Philadelphia School District facilities workers have been on the job since Christmas to fix faulty heating units. It's a $70M problem.
8 years ago
Mandarin magic in Delaware K-5 classrooms
Foreign language has been a staple of high school education for years, but in Delaware, more than 1,000 Delaware elementary students spend half their day learning in Chinese.
8 years ago
Listen 5:09Philly schools looking for an #AttendanceHero
The School District of Philadelphia wants to know how you get your kids up and out in the morning.
8 years ago
Rural Pa. public schools look to break cycle of struggle, welfare, and addiction in the Northwest
Titusville’s story is echoed across many towns in Pennsylvania, where a solid middle-class workforce was once sustained by no more than a high school degree.
8 years ago
Mercer County, N.J., school officials set meeting on rising teen suicide rate
Seven suicides among teens in Mercer County, New Jersey, have the county’s school superintendents calling for action.
8 years ago
New federal tax ‘loophole’ could stoke interest in private school donations in Pa.
A new analysis found wealthy individuals and high-profit businesses in Pennsylvania and nine other states may make money when they donate to private school scholarships.
8 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, December 21, 2017
After nearly 20 years, Congressman Bob Brady might finally have competition for re-election. In New Jersey, why is it easy for teachers ...
Air Date: December 21, 2017
Listen 0:00New raft of data sets stage for debate over school property tax elimination in Pa.
These new reports — heavy with charts and computations — will likely inform arguments made for and against property tax abolition.
8 years ago
Teenage ingenuity on display at Philly school holiday fair
Eclectic doesn’t begin to describe Kensington High School’s stand at Philadelphia’s annual CTE Holiday County Fair.
8 years ago
SRC votes to ax three Philly charter schools
The SRC had delayed action on two of the schools for nearly two years, but eventually marshaled enough votes for a clear decision.
8 years ago
Senator swap in education committee likely to impact school choice vote in Pa.
The state Senate Education Committee is making a mid-session personnel change — switching out one Republican senator for another.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania, Delaware high schools get an F for financial literacy classes
Pennsylvania and Delaware are among nine states to receive a grade of F for teaching personal finance to high school students, according ...
8 years ago
How a deregulated internet could hurt America’s classrooms
Educators rely heavily on technology in the classroom, so the repeal vote — expected Thursday — could dramatically impact the way students learn.
8 years ago
Principal apologizes after 6th graders tasked to draw fictional addict's 'mug shot'
A sixth grade health class assignment that required students to write about a fictional drug addict reaching rock bottom and to draw thei ...
8 years ago
Fewer N.J. schools providing breakfast to kids in need
300,000 New Jersey kids in low-income families are not getting the nutrition at school they need to help them pay attention and reduce behavioral problems, advocates say.
8 years ago